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Minutes of a meeting of Wysall and Thorpe in the Glebe Parish Council held in the Village Hall, Wysall,

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 7.15pm

Couns. Simon Stephens (Chairman)(A)

Carolyn Birch (in the chair), Vicki Plant, Mike Stanley,

Lindsay Redfern(A) Peter Wyles, Gareth Cook, Liz Smith

Present: The clerk Mike Elliott, Notts County Council member John Cottee and Pc Howard Shinn.

1]	APOLOGIES Couns. Sam Stephens and Lindsay Redfern

2]	MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 were accepted as circulated and signed by the chairman after it was agreed words should be added to the Le Petit Champ planning application first paragraph to say that plans for House 1 will have an adverse impact on adjacent Grade 2 properties Rectory Farm and The Orchards and in respect of finance it was agreed that £10,000 would be transferred to the National Savings Account.

3] DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were none.

4] CLERK’S REPORT

The memorial bench was ordered and has been delivered. It is at the property of Coun. Redfern and there for members to look at.

5] OPEN SESSION FOR THE PUBLIC, LIMITED TO 15 MINUTES

Pc Shinn, a member of the police force for 23 years, was welcomed to the meeting and spoke on various aspects of crime prevention. He said it was important to take steps to indicate that there was someone in homes during the hours of darkness by use of an automatic light system and important that vehicle owners did not leave keys for them in their hall doorway overnight, but to take them to their bedroom at night. He said it was vital for the police to be told of all crime instances so they were able to look to see if patterns were followed which may help them in their work.

Pc Shinn said the council might consider organising a meeting for a visiting officer to give a presentation on the question of Fraud. He said it would be useful if other nearby parishes could be invited to such a meeting.

6] REPORT FROM THE DISTRICT AND COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER

Coun. Cottee said the County Council were to purchase a new multi-thousand pounds machine to be used highway pot-hole filling after a successful trial period with a similar vehicle. He also said the next Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) project would be in operation from December.

7]	CORRESPONDENCE

Rushcliffe Borough Council had booked the village hall for the police commissioner election on May 7, 2020.They had also asked if the council would accept storage of the new portable polling booths so that in future the expense of delivery and collection of them could be avoided. The council felt it did not have the space to offer.

RMS consultants wrote regarding a community led or village plan for Wysall, but members felt the time was not appropriate for such a project. Jenny Lockwood of RCAN, wrote asking if the council had any long-term office use space it could offer, but it was felt this was not possible.

The WW2 seat from David Ogilvies, had been delivered. Eon Electricity, could not meet the tender given for village hall electricity by Bulb power and the council should switch to them for future supplies,

RoSPA Play Safety Conference, December 5, at Birmingham Hilton. It was not felt appropriate for anyone to attend. National Audit Office, through NALC, are carrying out consultation on a new Code of Audit Practice coming into force April 1, 2020.

The council felt it should put forward the Plough public house in the village for the Food and Drink Establishment of the Year award run by Rushcliffe Borough Council. Coun. Stanley would provide the clerk with details of the business for putting forward to Rushcliffe.

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8]	FINANCE

ACCOUNTS TO PAY were approved as per the circulated list.

Coun. Cook said he would investigate the possibility of formation of a programme which would show comparison of expenditure with the budget.

A request from Sarah Hill for a grant of £150 for Halloween and Christmas parties she would organise was approved.

Grants Policy: The council felt it was not necessary to have a firmly fixed policy and agreed to continue as at present.

9] PLANNING MATTERS

Applications

19/01760/ful. Sean Atkins, construct detached triple garage, Grange Leys Farm, Keyworth Road, Wysall. No objection.

Concerns were expressed that the parish council objection in regard to planning application 19/01951/RELDEM for demolition of the Le Petit Champ bungalow was not appearing on the Borough website. The clerk was asked to investigate and repeat the objection.

10] VILLAGE HALL

The meeting agreed that one new wall heating unit be purchased to replace one that is not working, and a check taken on its suitability in readiness for a total change-over in due course. It was agreed that John Bradtech be asked to undertake the work.]

11] ENVIRONMENTAL

Coun. Smith said she had obtained a price for the exercise to purchase and fit a new notice board on land near the Plough, the figure being £2784.

Discussion took place in regard to a proposed tidying up exercise on the land in front of the housing development site on Keyworth Road. Coun. Stanley said the developer was offering to meet the cost of the proposed work.

12] WEBSITE

There were no problems to report and the updating work was continuing to be carried out by Steve Reeds.

13] VE DAY 75

Members agreed that the matter of organising an event or events to help mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day and the ending of the war with Germany should be progressed and it was agreed a Working Party be formed to work on an actual programme for activities. A musical event was suggested for the Friday evening, May 8, the first of the three days being set aside for the special weekend. May 8 has been made a public holiday, replacing the traditional May Day holiday on the first Monday of the month.

14] CHAIRMAN’S MATTERS

Nothing was put forward.

15]	AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING NOVEMBER 5, 2019

VEDay 75 Standing Orders. Financial Regulations. Defibrillator training.

There being no further business the meeting closed at 9.15pm.